75 condos proposed for vacant property on Ann Arbor-Saline Road

The owner of vacant land on Ann Arbor-Saline Road wants to construct a 75-unit condo building targeted toward “active adults.”

An annexation request, zoning request and site plan submitted to the city of Ann Arbor calls to construct a regional detention basin and a condo building at 2250 Ann Arbor-Saline Road.

The 5.34-acre property is situated between the Village Oaks neighborhood and Brookdale Place of Ann Arbor assisted living facility. Mirafzali Family LLC owns the property and is working with Ann Arbor’s J Bradley Moore & Associates on the project.

“The city needs a location for a regional storm water detention facility, which the proposed development accommodates, as well as increasing demand for active adult residential dwelling units,” the plans say.

It adds: “Discussions are ongoing with city of Ann Arbor staff to provide additional detention volume that is required to remediate flooding problems that have been experienced in downstream neighborhoods.”

The site is a Pittsfield Township island and needs to be annexed into the city of Ann Arbor before the project can be built. The property owner is requesting an R4B zoning to allow for multifamily development, which is the same zoning as the adjacent Brookdale Place of Ann Arbor property.

Residents of the condo building could access the site via Lambeth Drive and Ann Arbor-Saline Road. There would be estate gates near both entrances, said project architect Brad Moore.

The project would have 75 condo units that would be a mix of one, two and three bedroom units, ranging in size from 790 square feet to 2,100 square feet. The units would range in cost from $208,000 to $714,000, according to the plans.

The target demographic is “active adults,” meaning empty nesters, people looking to downsize or relocate.

The project would have an exercise room, community room and indoor pool. There would be a green roof over a portion of the building.

The proposal includes 70 exterior parking spaces and 84 parking spaces under the structure.

The detention basin on the site would be oversized to accommodate additional offsite water runoff from the north.

The project’s estimated cost is $3.5 million and the goal is to develop it in one phase starting in spring 2015.

Lizzy Alfs is a business reporter for The Ann Arbor News. Reach her at 734-623-2584, email her lizzyalfs@mlive.com or follow her on Twitter.